DELL OWNERS - 03/26/07 02:48 AM
hi all,
just a little heads up on something i feel is worthwhile for all of us that either own dells, have owned dells or are interested in buying a dell.
i recently made the jump from using mswindows to using primarily linux ubuntu and i have to say that im happy with the choice.
now, i admit that linux is not quite as 'user friendly' as mswindows, but i have come to a conclusion about things considered 'user friendly'. so far it looks to me like user friendly encourages a certain level of ignorance, that in turn breeds insecurity.
a brief analogy might help my point.
most of us are aware of the inherent risks in sexual promiscuity. at the very least youre going to have a few headaches and at worst you could walk away with a really nasty case of the whoknowswhats. on the other hand those that are informed know that there are safeguards and preventitive measures to ensure our relative safety in an unsure unpredictable world.
i would say that the same rule applies in any arena in which health is an issue, and as many of us have had to learn, the health of our personal computing habits is directly reflected in the proper functioning of our computers.
that being said, i find that linux has encouraged a level of learning that was not previously required under mswindows. as an average user i was continually frustrated by a lack of understanding in regards to the workings of my PC and though i was lulled by the user friendly ease of computing, my experience wound up being essentially unfulfilling...
"Why are you telling us all this?", you might ask.
well im telling you because id like to see consumers ie. you, me and our friends and families, become more aware of the inherent risks of bad computing habits. this may not seem like an issue to many, but in a world where so much of our lives relies on good mass communication methods in the forms of banking, shopping, entertainment and so on, id like to see communications related companies offer their consumers more freedom and encourage active involvement in the learning process of the growing e-trends, and YOU can help.
now, before i get the soapbox ripped from underneathe my feet...
DELL has implemented something they call "IDEA STORM", and now theyre caught in it. Theres an overwhelming push for more and new operating systems to be offered on dells and its giving their executives and their cohorts at Microsoft fits.
If you would also like DELL and other companies to offer their consumers more computing freedom, check out this link to their 'ideastorm' website
https://www.ideastorm.com/popular
just a little heads up on something i feel is worthwhile for all of us that either own dells, have owned dells or are interested in buying a dell.
i recently made the jump from using mswindows to using primarily linux ubuntu and i have to say that im happy with the choice.
now, i admit that linux is not quite as 'user friendly' as mswindows, but i have come to a conclusion about things considered 'user friendly'. so far it looks to me like user friendly encourages a certain level of ignorance, that in turn breeds insecurity.
a brief analogy might help my point.
most of us are aware of the inherent risks in sexual promiscuity. at the very least youre going to have a few headaches and at worst you could walk away with a really nasty case of the whoknowswhats. on the other hand those that are informed know that there are safeguards and preventitive measures to ensure our relative safety in an unsure unpredictable world.
i would say that the same rule applies in any arena in which health is an issue, and as many of us have had to learn, the health of our personal computing habits is directly reflected in the proper functioning of our computers.
that being said, i find that linux has encouraged a level of learning that was not previously required under mswindows. as an average user i was continually frustrated by a lack of understanding in regards to the workings of my PC and though i was lulled by the user friendly ease of computing, my experience wound up being essentially unfulfilling...
"Why are you telling us all this?", you might ask.
well im telling you because id like to see consumers ie. you, me and our friends and families, become more aware of the inherent risks of bad computing habits. this may not seem like an issue to many, but in a world where so much of our lives relies on good mass communication methods in the forms of banking, shopping, entertainment and so on, id like to see communications related companies offer their consumers more freedom and encourage active involvement in the learning process of the growing e-trends, and YOU can help.
now, before i get the soapbox ripped from underneathe my feet...
DELL has implemented something they call "IDEA STORM", and now theyre caught in it. Theres an overwhelming push for more and new operating systems to be offered on dells and its giving their executives and their cohorts at Microsoft fits.
If you would also like DELL and other companies to offer their consumers more computing freedom, check out this link to their 'ideastorm' website
https://www.ideastorm.com/popular